Coordinator of Community Engagement

Job Description

Job Description

Description : ABOUT THE POSITION

The Coordinator of Community Engagement will be a key driver in strengthening the Seattle Storm connection with the local community and advancing the team’s mission of social impact. This role is responsible for coordinating and executing a range of community-focused initiatives and programs that align with Storm values, community impact goals, and corporate partner objectives.

Under supervision of the Sr. Director, Community & Social Impact, the position will coordinate the team’s community programming including organizing community and youth events, managing logistics, coordinating player appearances, and support partnerships with corporate and non-profit organizations to achieve our collective community goals. The ideal candidate will be a proactive, creative, and resourceful individual who excels at building and nurturing relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders, including community leaders, corporate partners, non-profits and fans. The ability to work evenings, weekends, some gamedays, and occasional holidays is a requirement.

Community Engagement :

• Serve as day-to-day liaison to maintain and cultivate relationships with nonprofit organizations and key community partners.
• Work directly with both the Storm Corporate Partnerships (CP) and Community & Social Impact (CSI) team to execute community programs
• Plan and manage logistics for community events, including both youth basketball and non-basketball events, coordinating with corporate and community partners and ensuring smooth execution.
• Collaborate with all internal and external stakeholders to schedule community events
• Prepare all event materials including registrations, giveaways, run of show, etc. and act as on-site event manager for majority of events
• Coordinate transportation, catering, and other outside vendors for select events

Data Management & Reporting :

Ticket Programs and Customer Service :

Gameday Duties

Player and Coach Appearances :

Auction and Donation Management :

Community Presence :

Webpage Oversight :

Requirements : EDUCATION :

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Business, Sports Management, Social Sciences, or a related field is preferred. Candidates with an Associate’s degree and relevant work experience will also be considered.

RELATED EXPERIENCE :

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES OR REGISTRATIONS :

Valid Driver’s License

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Passion for giving back, working with youth and other community leaders, innovative, smart, persistent, sense of humor, team player, professional, resilient, enthusiastic, creative, solutions-oriented, self-starter, honest, multi-tasker, level-headed, organized, clear communicator.

REQUIRED SKILLS :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to lift and / or move up to 40 pounds. The employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time; walk; bend and reach with hands and arms; use feet to operate foot pedal operation; and talk or hear. Occasionally required to climb ladders, sit, stoop, kneel, squat, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an open-plan office environment, outdoor environments, gyms, schools and community centers, and large public gatherings. When working games in the arena the environment is routinely loud with bright and / or flashing lights.

EEO Statement

Force 10 Hoops, LLC DBA Seattle Storm is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or gender identity / expression.

This organization participates in E-Verify.